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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2016; 22(34): 7824-7840
Published online Sep 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i34.7824
Published online Sep 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i34.7824
Table 4 Regional estimates of hepatitis C virus genotypes
| Regions | G1 (%) | G2 (%) | G3 (%) | G4 (%) | G5 (%) | G6 (%) | Mixed |
| Central Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 82.9 | - | - | - |
| East Sub-Saharan Africa | 36.2 | 26.8 | 7.4 | 16.6 | 13.0 | - | - |
| Southern Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.4 | 1.2 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 35.7 | - | 6.7 |
| West Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.5 | 62.9 | 4.4 | 0.6 | - | - | 6.6 |
| North Africa and Middle East | 27.3 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 65.3 | 0.3 | - | - |
| North America | 66.3 | 13.1 | 15.7 | 4.3 | - | 0.6 | - |
| Caribbean | 83.0 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | - | 0.1 | 7.0 |
| Andean Latin America | 86.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Central Latin America | 74.6 | 21.6 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.3 |
| Southern Latin America | 72.0 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Tropical Latin America | 64.8 | 4.6 | 30.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 |
| Central Asia | 70.4 | 8.6 | 19.6 | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| East Asia | 53.5 | 31.7 | 5.4 | 0.1 | - | 3.3 | 6.0 |
| Pacific Asia, High-Income | 58.7 | 39.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | - | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| South Asia | 15.5 | 1.9 | 66.7 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 11.6 |
| Southeast Asia | 35.2 | 11.1 | 19.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 30.8 | 1.7 |
| Australasia | 55.0 | 6.5 | 36.0 | 1.2 | - | 1.3 | - |
| Central Europe | 70.0 | 3.2 | 21.0 | 4.9 | - | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Eastern Europe | 68.1 | 4.3 | 26.6 | 0.5 | - | - | 0.5 |
| Western Europe | 55.1 | 8.9 | 29.0 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
- Citation: Petruzziello A, Marigliano S, Loquercio G, Cozzolino A, Cacciapuoti C. Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection: An up-date of the distribution and circulation of hepatitis C virus genotypes. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(34): 7824-7840
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i34/7824.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i34.7824